An Australian Federal Police detective in Canberra was handed a prison sentence after lying about court evidence.

The experienced officer spent decades putting criminals in prison. He committed what was described as a fatal career falsehood and a devastating mistake after fabricating details regarding court evidence.

Currently the Canberra detective is serving time in prison with the offenders he formerly helped convict. The Australian Federal Police officer was sentenced to prison after spending decades working on criminal cases and putting them behind bars prior to his conviction for giving false court evidence.